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October 10, 2001

Detailed Relief Map of Afghanistan Available

Tom Rabenhorst, director of insstructional cartography at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and Ray Sterner, of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) have created a detailed shaded relief map of Afghanistan.

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Detailed Relief Map of Afghanistan Available

Tom Rabenhorst, director of insstructional cartography at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and Ray Sterner, of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) have created a detailed shaded relief map of Afghanistan.

UMBC President Hrabowski Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) President Freeman A. Hrabowski III has been named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Hrabowski is one of 209 newly elected to The Academy this year, a class including former U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright, Dartmouth College President James Wright, filmmaker Woody Allen, and composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim.

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October 11, 2001

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October 12, 2001

UMBC President Hrabowski Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) President Freeman A. Hrabowski, III has been named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Hrabowski is one of 209 newly elected to The Academy this year, a class including former U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright, filmmaker Woody Allen, and composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim.

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Hoffmann/Goldstein Duo to perform at UMBC

Baltimore, MD (October 1, 2001) - UMBC's Department of Music presents theHoffmann/Goldstein Duo, featuring the artistry of percussionist TomGoldstein and pianist PaulHoffmann.Over the past eight years, the Duo has appeared in dozens of concerts andnew-music festivals in the U.S. and in Europe. The Duo continuallypremieresworks, many of which are written expressly for them, and recently releasedtheir first CD, Crossfade, onCapstone Records. Tickets are$7.00 general, $3 students/seniors, free with UMBC ID. Information: (410)455-2942.

UMBC President Hrabowski Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) President Freeman A. Hrabowski, III has been named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Hrabowski is one of 209 newly elected to The Academy this year, a class including former U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright, filmmaker Woody Allen, and composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim.

October 15, 2001

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UMBC's own aquamen, biological sciences professor Tom Cronin and graduate student Alex Cheroske, have returned from an undersea adventure as part of the crew of Aquarius, the nation's equivalent of an underwater space shuttle. The two represented UMBC as part of an eleven-member team studying the unique vision and behavior of marine life off the Florida Keys.

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UMBC President Hrabowski Inducted into American Academy of Arts and Sciences

University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) President Freeman A. Hrabowski, III has been inducted as a Fellow into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Hrabowski is one of 185 elected to The Academy this year, a class including former U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright, filmmaker Woody Allen, and composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim.

Chairman, CEO and President of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives to Deliver UMBC Graduate Commencement Keynote

Chairman, CEO and President of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), Robert E. Kahn, will deliver the keynote address at UMBC's graduate commencement ceremony. More than 200 master's and doctoral degrees will be awarded at the ceremony, to be held in the Retriever Activities Center, at 10 a.m. on May 23.

October 22, 2001

With changing economic needs and the emergence of security as the number one priority on the national agenda, the UMBC Computer Certification Training Center is offering new certification training programs designed to quickly and competently increase the supply of the highest demand technology security skills for government and industry employers.

Baltimore, MD (October 22, 2001) -- UMBC's Department of Music presents clarinetist E. Michael Richards in a program of contemporary music, entitled The Clarinet of the 21st Century. He will be joined by guest artist pianist Kazuko Tanosaki. The program will include music by Drake Mabry, Akira Nishimura, Masao Honma, Isang Yun, and P. Q. Phan. 8 pm, Fine Arts Recital Hall. $7.00 general admission, $3.00 students and seniors, free with UMBC ID. Information: (410) 455-2942.

October 24, 2001

UMBC Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 27-28

UMBC alumni, students, faculty, staff and members of the community will come together on the weekend of October 27-28 for the campus' annual homecoming celebration. “Pride. Today, Tomorrow, Forever,” is the theme of this year's celebration, which is highlighted by a men's soccer game against Mt. St. Mary's (MD) and a free comedy show with Bobcat Goldthwait.

October 25, 2001

Baltimore, MD (September 1, 2001) -- UMBC's Fine Arts Gallery presents Fred Wilson: Objects and Installations, 1979-2000, the first mid-career survey of the artwork by the internationally recognized artist, curated by Maurice Berger, curator of the Fine Arts Gallery. The exhibition, which consists of more than 100 objects, some reconfigured to re-create sections of Wilson's original installations, will be on view from October 11, 2001 through January 12, 2002. An opening reception will be held on October 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. The gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 410-455-3188.

October 30, 2001

UMBC Panel to Debate Bio-Engineered Food

Four University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) professors will examine and debate the controversial topic of genetically modified food and how it affects public health, the environment and the global food supply at the premiere UMBC Mosaic Roundtable on November 7 at 1:00 in the Albin O. Kuhn Library.